When Mum Caroline Ronseray (44) noticed that her three -year -old son Gaspard had difficulty walking to the toilet, she didn’t consider it a big problem. However, parents remained shocked when Doctors have found that a boy suffers from cancer in the third stage. , intensive treatment helped him to get rid of a serious illness.
- Parents found that their son Gaspard has health problems.
- Doctors diagnosed a three -year -old boy with severe cancer.
- He had to undergo an intense treatment that reduced its tumor.
- At present, the family is pleased that Gaspard has been able to overcome cancer.
At the end of 2018, Gaspard complained of pain in one leg and had problems with walking to the toilet. “We thought these were normal symptoms for children of his age, but then it began to get worse,” Caroline said from London. Although the doctor prescribed the boy’s constipation medication, his condition did not improve. A little boy, on the other hand, faded, stopped eating and was constantly tired.
Parents took their son to the hospital, where the healthcare professionals noticed that they had an inflated belly. Further examinations revealed a 12-centimeter tumor in the prostate and bladder. Subsequent biopsy confirmed that Gaspard suffers from rabdomyosarcoma in the third stage, an aggressive type of soft tissue cancer. “It was a shock especially for my husband, because I had a long felt that something was wrong,” Caroline explained.
After diagnosis, doctors released Gaspard’s intestines and began to give him chemotherapy. Caroline revealed that The boy has completed up to nine cycles for six months, followed by specialized proton beam treatment in the USA. “The good thing is that he was so small because he didn’t realize how serious it was. He lost 25 percent of his weight because he didn’t eat at all. Could not walk properly, so he graduated daily for physiotherapy“the mother said.
Intensive treatment eventually worked and the tumor gradually began to shrink. “In March, the tumor had about seven centimeters and only three in July. Then we switched to maintenance chemotherapy for 12 months. During it he took oral tablets daily and went to irradiating only one day a week. ” indicated Caroline, saying that Her son celebrated the fifth anniversary without cancer in May this year.
Although the probability of returning the disease is very small, parents are still concerned. “Whenever he doesn’t feel good, we think that something could happen to him,” Mom said.
Currently, the ten -year Gaspard and his family regularly participate in the race RBC Race for the Kids. The event is used to raise funds that will be used to build a new top children’s oncology center at Great Ormond Street Hospital in London.
